This is a fun handmade gift idea for you favorite little reader, the book lover in your life, your child's classmates, the librarian or for teachers to give to their students.
Today, I'm sharing with you my literary classics book tote and bookmarks--a perfect fit for our handmade gift category in the #DesignSpaceStar challenge.
I used this design to create this cute little literary classics tote. If you were giving this as a gift, but were looking for more--it would go great with the gift of books, which might just be the best gift ever.
I used each of those designs ...

I was recently walking through the craft store and I spied these wood boxes. Geodes, quartz, stone are totally in right now. Anthropologie has beautiful geode hardware I'm swooning over. I also recently saw two of my favorite bloggers, The Handmade Home and I Heart Organizing, creating with these elements.
I had received the Elmer's ProBond product as part of this sponsored post. It is meant for attaching porous and non-porous surfaces and I knew it would work perfectly for my box.
I took off the hardware and painted the entire box gold. This was the same DecoArt gold paint I ...

Yesterday I shared how we made and hung our very cool number sign as part of our porch makeover. Today, I want to share the details of this project.
When we first looked at our house 7 years ago all I saw was wrought iron vines and grapes. I almost didn't even set foot inside because I couldn't get past this. It made the house feel dated and like something meant for a grandma.
Ironically, the entire house was dated, but I loved the neighborhood and immediately had a vision. Over the course of 7 years we have taken down walls, gutted the kitchen and bathroom, tore up carpet, ...

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The very first thing I said when we put an offer in on our house was, that porch needs a makeover. Nearly seven years later--it finally got one! The wrought iron completely dated the house and that carpet was atrocious. I don't know how we let it go for so long. I mean, we made over every single room, the backyard, etc., so it wasn't like we were just twiddling our thumbs. I cannot help but kick myself though, because MAN what a difference!
There a lot of projects from this little makeover I am anxious ...

I love decorating for shin-digs. The problem is, I often find myself wondering what to do with it all when the party is over. We just recently celebrated Hudson's first birthday.
See what I did there? The robots that were garland are now specimen art.
The tissue paper tassel garland is now hanging above the changing table. Which is the best idea ever because Hudson is obsessed with it. He is at that awful diaper changing stage where you need to pin him down and he is one squirmy worm--so we are grateful that it keeps him still. Until the novelty wears off, of course.
I ...

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My husband and I bought our first and only home in the fall of 2007. We didn't renew our apartment least and moved into my parent's house that summer while we began the process of house hunting. We were planning on five years in the house, but wanted something that could last us longer, if that is where life took us.
I am fortunate enough to have a dad as a realtor, so not only do I have my dad guiding me, but I have an awesome realtor looking out for me. There were some things about our home we ...

I am so excited about this project. As soon as I finished I texted a picture to my mom and my friend and anyone who would listen.
Now let me start by saying how blessed I was to invited out to Utah to meet the fine people at Cricut and get a sneak peek at the new Cricut |explore. Crazy inspirational. I was dying to get my hands on a machine. In a way it is almost overwhelming, because there is so much this machine can do. I didn't even know where to start. I want to make everything!!
As soon as I got my log-ins for Design Space (still in Beta mode), I had to make something. I was a ...

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It isn't often that I get to help my parents out. Even though I am all grown up, they are still helping me out: babysitting, or picking up a necessity there or a necessity here for the kids, taking me out to lunch. My parents are in the midst of remodeling two bathrooms and I thought the Moen Boardwalk 1-Handle bathroom faucet in Spot Resist would be perfect for them.
I think it is safe to say they needed a new one. My parent's built their house 20 years ago and this is the original faucet.
So much ...

Last Friday of the month! That means it is time to link up. If you haven't checked out all the lovely features from last month's link party, be sure to:
Halloween:
Fall:
and for the kiddos.
Today I will be sharing some awesome home features and then you get to show me what you are up to.
Thrifty Upcycled Frame to Whiteboard from Bitz of me
DIY Bar Cart from Life & Home at 2102
Ikea Hack: Malma Mirrors Above the Mantle by The Happy Chateau
Sewing Table Makeover with Milk Paint from Home Sweet Thrifty ...

I know how hard it can be to get out a project that you want to link up every week and how hard it is to find the time every week to link up. That is why we decided to run Life Inspired the last Friday of every month. Come by the last Friday of every month to share what you have been up to. Inspire us with your favorite posts from the month.
We cannot wait to dive into a month worth of crafting/baking/sewing/DIY'ing goodness.
Some fabulous inspiration that caught my eye.
Rolled Felt Flower Wreath from My Life in Pencil
Memo Board from Artsy Va Va
$0 ...

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Hi, I'm Megan--the crazy mom of three behind this blog. Please don't be intimidated by the name. Note it doesn't say BALANCED Home. We hardly have it all together, but together we have it all. Or at least that is what I tell myself. I love rearranging, decorating, creating, crafting, celebrations, family, and holidays. I share a little bit of all of that and more on Balancing Home. I am married to my college sweetheart (Is that a thing? Well now it is.) and he is a very talented designer. I use him for his skills so I can offer up sweet printables to all of you. If you want to learn more randomness about me or my blog, stop by my about page. Read More…